Mumbai, April 24 (IANS): Veteran actress-politician Hema Malini is excited about her soon-to-come new role as a grandmother in real life. She has thanked her daughter Ahana for giving her an opportunity to move a step ahead in life.

Hema Malini and Dharmendra's youngest daughter Ahana, who got married to a Delhi-based businessman Vaibhav Vohra last year, is expecting her first child.

"I am going to be a grandmother now. It's a promotion from mother to grandmother, and it's a beautiful experience that my daughter is giving me. That's the procedure of life and I'm enjoying this whole process," Hema said here.

The "Seeta Aur Geeta" and "Sholay" actress advises her daughter to instill good values in her child.

"My advice is to bring up her child in a nice way. As a parent, you have to be strict, but not too much because today's kids are very intelligent and they know what they want. As a parent, we should also learn from them."